Sukta 36
इ॒यम॑ग्ने॒ नारी॒ पतिं॑ विदेष्ट॒ सोमो॒ हि राजा॑ सु॒भगां॑ कृ॒णोति॑ । सुवा॑ना पु॒त्रान् महि॑षी भवाति ग॒त्वा पतिं॑ सु॒भगा॒ वि रा॑जतु
iyám agne nā́rī patíṃ videṣṭa sómo hí rā́jā subhágāṃ kṛṇóti | suvā́nā putrā́n mahíṣī bhavāti gatvā́ patíṃ subhágā ví rājatu
This woman, O Agni, shall win a husband: for Soma, the King, doth make her fortunate. Bearing sons she becometh a chief wife; having gone unto her husband, fortunate, let her shine forth in sovereignty.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (nuptial/benedictory seer attribution varies by anukramaṇī; commonly treated as an Atharvanic household benediction).
Devata: Agni and Soma (as conjoint auspicious agents for marriage and fertility).
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (11-syllable cadence typical of benedictory stanzas; exact metrical resolution may vary by pada-scansion).
Primary: shringara
Secondary: shanta
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